Violence Against Women Act

News about Violence Against Women Act, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Chronology of Coverage

Mar. 1, 2013

House of Representatives gives final approval to renewal of Violence Against Women Act, sending bipartisan measure to Pres Obama after House plan endorsed by conservatives is defeated. MORE

Feb. 28, 2013

Republican leaders bow to pressure from within party and clear path for House passage of Senate’s bipartisan reauthorization of Violence Against Women Act; House will first consider Republican version of bill before Senate-passed version that broadens1994 law. MORE

Feb. 28, 2013

Editorial expresses surprise that House Republicans seem to be relenting in their opposition to reauthorization of Violence Against Women Act, given their insistence on weaker version of bill; expresses hope House Republicans will approve measure. MORE

Feb. 27, 2013

Op-Ed article by author Louise Erdrich criticizes House Republicans for objecting to provisions contained in reauthorization bill for Violence Against Women Act that will enhance protections for American Indians; urges Congress to allow tribal courts to try non-Indians suspected of sex crimes, given that more than 80 percent of rapes on reservations are committed by non-Indian men. MORE

Feb. 16, 2013

Editorial calls on House Speaker John Boehner to ensure that House follows Senate in reauthorizing Violence Against Women Act; notes 17 Republican members have written Boehner urging action on renewal, sign that GOP's rejection by female voters in November 2012 is causing some rethinking. MORE

Feb. 13, 2013

Senate votes, 78-22, with broad bipartisan support, to expand the reach of the landmark Violence Against Women Act of 1994 by fortifying the power of American Indian tribal courts and explicitly protecting gay victims of domestic abuse. MORE

Feb. 11, 2013

Issue of tribal court powers is the last remaining controversy holding up reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act; House Republican negotiators are still struggling over a section that would, for the first time, allow Native American police and courts to pursue non-Indians who attack women on tribal land; opponents say the Senate’s language goes too far, empowering courts that are not equipped for the job and depriving defendants of constitutional rights. MORE

June 10, 2015, Wednesday

The United States women’s team goalkeeper Hope Solo was combative with officers after her arrest last year on accusations that she assaulted her half sister and her teenage nephew, according to an ESPN report.

The report by Robert S. Mueller III, the former F.B.I. director chosen by the N.F.L. to determine how the league handled its investigation of a domestic abuse case involving the former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice.